Athletes in favour of Toronto as a Plan B for the Olympic and Paralympic swim trials drove the decision to relocate there from Montreal, says the head of Swimming Canada.
Maggie Mac Neil takes off from the start block on her way to winning the women's 100-metre LC butterfly at the Canadian swimming trials in Toronto on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunnas a Plan B for the Olympic and Paralympic swim trials drove the decision to relocate there from Montreal, says the head of Swimming Canada.
Montreal's Olympic pool was the original venue, but a March 21 fire at nearby Olympic Stadium, and subsequent smoke and water damage from firefighting, made air quality in the pool not fit for humans for four to six months, said Paulins and Quebec swimming federation head Francis Menard. “The decision came down to our athletes and our athlete voice and their performance,” Paulins said. “It really became about the fact that these athletes are looking to qualify for an Olympic and Paralympic spot and one one-hundredth of a second makes a difference.
Montreal's Claude Robillard Sports Complex has a 50-metre pool, but not a second warmup and cool-down pool of that distance, and also had an artistic swimming event that ran up against the swim trials dates. Relocation to the University of Laval in Quebec City was also considered and discarded. “We don't know exactly that loss yet,” she said. “All of our funding partners have been working with us in order to minimize the impact, so we're hopeful at the end of the day, that it will be less of an impact.”or facing additional costs due to travel changes. Family members are not yet included in that assistance.
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